I like how he couldn't bother to find a single fact, other than the broad idea that Manny had indeed been claimed off waivers by the WhiSox, to support his take. Manny did or did not board some plane at some time and would or would not arrive in the greater Chicago area at some point, or not, and would or would not be in the lineup at some as yet determined time and game. Thus, that's the basis of a general negative vibe the writer has about Manny. Makes Plaschke look like Horace fucking Greeley.

I am gonna be cliff clavin here but there is actually a huge hispanic/Mexican population in Chicago. A few of the south side catholic schools have American, Mexican and of course Polish flags flying high.

Speaking of shattered innocence, ever since I got my iPhone I have a new game I play at the stadium. Every time they put one of those baseball terminology explanations up on the DodgerVision ("four-seam fastball", etc.), I punch the term into Urban Dictionary to see if there is an alternate (read: filthy) meaning for it.

@karina Capybaras are awesome! I want to see one of those too. I don't think I could eat one though. When I was in Ecuador, I was tempted to eat cuy, and I probably would have if I if I had found some (I didn't try too hard), but I am glad I didn't :)

and for the record, my only intentionally indecent comment was the moose knuckle one, and that was in response to DB's beaver comment

Oh no, young man. YOU had the first beaver comment, which I determined was intentional in order to bait me into the inevitable beaver comment that I made. Which on one level was innocent but for the fact it was not.